Dismantling
1. Raise the front of the car.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle raised only on a jack or lift. Always install safety props.
2. Remove the wheel.
3. Turn away a nut of fastening of draft of the sensor of height of provision of a body to the bottom lever and disconnect draft.
4. Loosen the bolt securing the lower arm to the subframe by turning it a quarter of a turn.
5. Turn away a nut of fastening of a spherical support to the bottom lever.
6. Using tool LRT-54-027, release the lower arm ball joint and disconnect the lower arm from the hub.
CAUTION: Check that the ball joint boot is not damaged. A damaged boot will result in hinge failure.
7. Loosen the tie rod to subframe bolt by backing it out a quarter of a turn.
8. Turn away a nut of fastening of cross steering draft to a spherical support.
9. Using tool LRT-54-027, disconnect the tie rod from the ball joint.
10. Turn away a bolt of fastening of cross-section steering draft to a stretcher. Discard the bolt.
11. Remove the tie rod.
Assembly
1. Clean the tapered surfaces of the ball pin and steering knuckle socket from dirt.
2. Install the tie rod and install the new bolt without fully tightening it yet.
WARNING: Nuts and bolts must be tightened after the vehicle is mounted on wheels.
3. Connect the tie rod to the ball joint and tighten the nut with a torque of 80 Nm (59 lb ft).
CAUTION: Check that the ball joint boot is not damaged. A damaged boot will result in hinge failure.
4. Connect the ball joint of the lower arm to the hub and tighten the nut with a torque of 80 Nm (59 lb ft).
5. Replace the lower arm-to-subframe bolt, but do not fully tighten it yet.
6. Replace wheels and tighten nuts to 140 Nm (103 lb ft).
7. Remove props and lower the car.
8. Tighten the bolt securing the lower arm to the subframe with a torque of 165 Nm (121 lb ft) and turn it 90°.
9. Tighten the tie rod bolt to the subframe with a torque of 165 Nm (121 lb ft) and turn it 90°.
10. Check up corners of installation of forward wheels.
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